Oxford Graduate Application 2012/13

Hey guys!
I have applied by the January deadline for an MPhil in Oriental studies (Egyptology) and I haven't heard back yet.
However, I am starting to get offers from other unis, and they are asking me to accept or reject their offer quite soon. (Edinburgh in a week, and Durham in two weeks.) Am I the only one having this problem? Oxford is my first choice, but I have not clue how likely they are to offer me a place, so I don't want to take the risk refusing all my other offers...
Have any of you tried to ask an extension from other unis?

Hey guys!
I have applied by the January deadline for an MPhil in Oriental studies (Egyptology) and I haven't heard back yet.
However, I am starting to get offers from other unis, and they are asking me to accept or reject their offer quite soon. (Edinburgh in a week, and Durham in two weeks.) Am I the only one having this problem? Oxford is my first choice, but I have not clue how likely they are to offer me a place, so I don't want to take the risk refusing all my other offers...
Have any of you tried to ask an extension from other unis?

Absolutely fantastic! Thank you, lots!

I had to accept an offer for a PhD from UCL as the deadline for me to accept is even before the scholarships are announced. They even say in the FAQ that they know that accepting the offer does not mean actually going in the end. I think for many courses it's just a typical thing. I am lucky though because they don't ask for a deposit. I know some unis do. So as long as no deposit is needed, I would suggest accepting all your offers, because you never know if funding will be offered by one of your choices.

I had to accept an offer for a PhD from UCL as the deadline for me to accept is even before the scholarships are announced. They even say in the FAQ that they know that accepting the offer does not mean actually going in the end. I think for many courses it's just a typical thing. I am lucky though because they don't ask for a deposit. I know some unis do. So as long as no deposit is needed, I would suggest accepting all your offers, because you never know if funding will be offered by one of your choices.

I agree with that.
LSE, for example, even has an online option to decline your offer after you already accepted it, which remains until the end. You can also select a reason, like "I got another offer and decided to attend another university"

Does anyone know what to expect at a physics PhD interview?
Thanks!

I have an interview too but in PhD Biomedical engineering. They said I will be asked mathematical questions related to differential equations and graphs.

Is that for the DPhil or the CDT ?

I just got an offer from Brasenose! That said, I put it down as "first choice" on my application for all the wrong reasons: basically because my (soon-to-be) supervisor is a fellow there, and it was the only college I had visited and walked around etc. Now Brasenose seems nice enough, but I have some specific questions:

Is it a "good" college, whatever that means? In particular, how is the accomodation for DPhil students? What about social life etc?

Finally, as already mentioned, my DPhil supervisor is a fellow at the college. Did I make a mistake by applying to the same college she is in? Is that too close for comfort - quite literally living with the person I will be closely working with for the next few years?

Thanks...

you won't be living with her. You won't live in college, I don't think any postgrads do, she probably won't either. You might see her around in the library, or at hall, who cares.
I don't know anything about Brasenose but I don't think this would be a problem.

Oh I see....I was under the impression that I would live in Brasenose. If not there where? And what's the quality of the acommodation like? Am I better off trying to find a place of my own, off-campus? Is this even allowed?

Thanks again...

Some post graduates love in some colleges, but many are in college/university owned accommodation. Quite a few people live outside of university administrated places and you would be wise to start looking just in case your college/university can't help you out.

Freudian typo?

According to the college's graduate prospectus entry, Brasenose postgraduates live either on St Cross Road (near the SSL and the Law/English faculty building) or Hollybush Row, which I've never heard of before, but apparently it's near the Said Business School (which might explain why I've never heard of it).
Some colleges do have some on-site accommodation for postgraduates - St John's does, I think - but it's not the norm for postgraduates to live on their college's main site unless they're at a graduate-only college.

Can anyone tell me how the scholarship offer works for those have not completed their degree yet. Say an undergrad student applying for masters or a masters student applying for phd. Can scholarships be offered on conditional??

Can anyone tell me how the scholarship offer works for those have not completed their degree yet. Say an undergrad student applying for masters or a masters student applying for phd. Can scholarships be offered on conditional??

Ohhh, we could end up college buddies. When did you get your course offer btw, cause the course Pembroke accepted me for came in after the one I applied to Brasenose with, so I'm sort of worried they've rejected me. Oh well, nothing I can do but wait! What are you going to study? Straight History?